Department of Finance
College of Business Administration
Room 404, Business Administration Building
E-mail: finance@bsa3.kent.edu
Tel: 330-672-2426
Fax: 330-672-5006
Web: http://business.kent.edu/dept/fin

Finance Major—2009-2010 Roadmap [Degree Requirements]

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance is designed to provide students with an academic background appropriate for entry into a financial career, including financial management, investments, banking/financial institutions, risk/insurance, real estate and related areas. The courses are designed to provide students with an understanding of the relationship between business finance and the economic system in the context of managerial analysis and decision making.

Requirements to be admitted as a finance major:

• Satisfactory completion of 46 semester hours applicable to the pre-finance major
• Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA
• Minimum C (2.00) grade in COMM 15000, ENG 11011, ENG 21011 and MATH 11010 (or placement out of ENG 11011 and/or MATH 11010)
• Minimum C (2.00) grade in FIN 36053

Requirements to graduate with a B.B.A. in finance:

• Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA
• Minimum 2.50 GPA in major

While the finance major does not require specific options or concentrations, it is suggested that students who have career interests in the areas listed below choose electives from the groups indicated:

• Financial management: ACCT 33061*, 33063*, FIN 46054, 46055, 46067
• Investments: FIN 46054, 46055*, 46067*, ACCT 33061
• Banking/financial institutions: ACCT 33061*, FIN 36061, 46054, 46055, 46067

* strongly recommended

Finance Minor

Some knowledge of finance is necessary to understand and carry out work in most companies and other organizations. Profits and value creation are the “bottom lines” to which firms direct their efforts. The finance minor is designed for individuals desiring to gain some familiarity with financial management as well as the financial system of institutions and markets in which firms must operate. Some acquaintance with investment techniques may help students in managing their personal finances. The finance minor is particularly useful for business students in other majors who take the requisite courses, and other students who desire to acquire some understanding of finance without having to take all the core business school requisites. Both groups will be exposed to important fundamentals yet they also will have the flexibility to consider several areas of finance.

Course requirements for the finance minor (24 credits):

Requirements to declare the finance minor:

• Officially declared major (not pre-major, general, undeclared or exploratory); however, advising is available and recommended anytime prior to declaration
• Minimum 60 semester hours completed
• Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA

Requirement to graduate with the finance minor:

• Minimum 2.50 GPA (including all attempts) is required in the minor courses

Note: To earn a College of Business Administration minor, students must complete at least two courses in the minor at Kent State University on a graded basis. At least one of these courses must be at the upper-division (30000 or 40000) level.